Care leavers (now 18-20 years) - staying put - by local authority
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Young people aged 18, 19 and 20 who ceased to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday, were eligible for care leaver support and were living with their former foster carer.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 3,340
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Age of care leaver
- Breakdown
- Time period
- 2021 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | care_leaver_age | breakdown | care_leaver_count | care_leaver_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 18 years | Total living with former foster carers in the current year | 2430 | 62 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 18 years | Young people who ceased to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday and were eligible for care leavers support | 3930 | 100 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 19 to 20 years | Total living with former foster carers in the current year | 2410 | 33 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 19 to 20 years | Young people who ceased to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday and were eligible for care leavers support | 7280 | 100 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 18 years | Total living with former foster carers in the current year | 140 | 61 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Breakdown |
| care_leaver_age | Age of care leaver |
| care_leaver_count | Number |
| care_leaver_percent | Percentage |
Footnotes
- National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
- In touch, activity and accommodation information for 17-21 year old care leavers relates to contact around their birthday. Users looking for a longer time series may wish to check for the equivalent table in earlier releases of this publication. Figures for the number of care leavers who have died each year can be found in the methodology document.
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Email: cla.stats@education.gov.ukContact name: Justin Ushie